Where does “Friedhofsspirale” come from?
Friedhofsspirale (German) comes from German Friedhof, from Middle High German vrīthof, from Old High German frīthof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.
Friedhofsspirale (German): graveyard spiral, death spiral
Definitions
- graveyard spiral, death spiral
Ancestry of “Friedhofsspirale”, step by step
Friedhofsspirale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Friedhof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Friedhof | cemetery, graveyard |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrīthof | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frīthof | churchyard |
| 4 | Old High German | hof | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |
via German Spirale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spirale | spiral; intrauterine device |
| 2 | Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 3 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 4 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 5 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 6 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 7 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |